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Carrollton council adopts one-year interim ban on new short‑term rentals; temporary permitting process created
Summary
After public comment that included residents urging protection of single‑family neighborhoods, council approved a one‑year interim prohibition on processing new short‑term rental and bed‑and‑breakfast special use permits and adopted a temporary permit procedure for applicants during the pause.
Carrollton City Council approved an interim one‑year prohibition on processing new short‑term rental (STR) and bed‑and‑breakfast special use permit applications, and adopted a temporary permitting process to manage existing and newly applied-for operations during the prohibition period.
The zoning text amendment (Article 5 amendment) prohibits new STR and B&B applications through the city’s special use permit process for 12 months while staff develops alternative regulations. Planning staff described the change at a public hearing and emphasized that properties with existing nonconforming status or approved SUPs can continue to operate under current Chapter 97 licensing rules.
Public comment at the hearing included homeowners who said STRs can disrupt neighborhoods and school zones, and other speakers who said property owners should retain broad rights. Mary Forbes, a resident, told council she opposed short‑term rentals in residential neighborhoods and cited deed restrictions as part of her concern. John Castaldi, speaking for the Indian Springs Homeowners Association, said investors had bought multiple houses and that STRs made neighborhoods more transient; he told council his group gathered 61 neighborhood signatures opposing STRs.
Council then considered a separate item that creates Title 9, Chapter 100: a temporary permitting process during the one‑year prohibition. Planning staff described the temporary permit as an interim pathway for operators who had submitted a complete SUP application after Feb. 7, 2023 and before May 6, 2025; those operators may request temporary permission while staff drafts longer‑term rules. Staff emphasized that existing licensed STRs under Chapter 97 that maintain compliance may continue to operate.
Council voted to adopt both the zoning amendment and the temporary permitting ordinance. During the final recorded vote on the temporary‑permit ordinance, council members noted dissent: two council members registered opposition during the roll call. City staff said the temporary permit provision will expire in full one year from adoption (May 5, 2026) while staff works on permanent regulatory language.
Staff told council they will use the one‑year window to research rules, enforcement mechanisms and notification approaches, and return to council with proposed permanent regulations before the prohibition expires.
